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Mild or Fiery Chili Cubano – Meaty or Vegan

Beefy Chili Cubano from Old Havana Foods
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Mild or Fiery Chili Cubano (Meaty or Vegan)

Using our Chili Cubano Original Recipe or Fiery Hot Chili Cubano you can have hearty chili in under 15 minutes – with meat or without!
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Beef, Main Course, Vegan
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Beef, Chili, Stovetop, Vegan
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat non-stick skillet over medium heat. Brown ground meat until no longer pink, breaking up pieces of meat with spoon.
  • Add Old Havana Foods Chili Cubano Original Recipe (or Old Havana Foods Fiery Hot Chili Cubano for a spicy version) and if you like black beans (do not drain beans), stir well to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until bubbly – about 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve in bowls with optional garnishes and tortilla chips.

Creamy Cuban Inspired Polenta (Tamal en Cazuela)

Creamy Cuban Inspired Polenta from Old Havana Foods
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Creamy Cuban Inspired Polenta (Tamal en Cazuela)

Creamy comfort food – corn meal/polenta cooked with savory Old Havana Foods Sofrito and meat seasoned with Old Havana Foods Mojo Marinade
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinating Time15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Brunch, Main Course, Vegan
Cuisine: Cuban, Latin, Mediterranean
Keyword: cornmeal, Sofrito, Vegan
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Marinate meat

To prepare polenta/tamal en cazuela

Instructions

For Meat Based version

  • Marinate pork or chicken with Old Havana Foods Mojo Citrus Garlic Marinade for at least 15 minutes or as long as overnight.
  • Heat medium stockpot over high heat. Meanwhile drain pork from marinade, reserving both.
  • Add olive oil to stockpot and swirl to coat bottom. Add drained meat to pot and brown for 3 minutes stirring frequently.
  • Turn down heat to medium, add Old Havana Foods Sofrito Authentic Cuban Recipe, sugar and reserved marinade. Cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid scorching.
  • Add chicken broth to pot and stir to combine. Immediately add cornmeal to pot in a steady stream stirring constantly to avoid forming lumps. Bring to a low simmer. Turn heat to very low, cover saucepan and cook approximately 10 minutes until cornmeal is soft and texture is no longer gritty.
  • Season to taste with lime juice, salt and pepper.

For Vegan version

  • Omit meat but use all other marinade ingredients. Substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth.
  • Combine all ingredients in pot and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Continue with steps 5 and 6 as above. If desired for texture, add seasoned sautéed onions and mushrooms to mixture just before serving.

Spanish Rice

Bowl of Vegan Spanish Rice made with Old Havana Foods Sofrito
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Spanish Rice

Savory yellow rice made with Old Havana Foods Sofrito Authentic Cuban Recipe. Delicious as is for a side dish or add your leftover proteins and cooked veggies for a full meal!
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Cuban, Latin, Mexican, Spanish
Keyword: Sofrito, Stovetop, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 to 5 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Ina medium saucepan combine 12 ounces of Old Havana Sofrito Authentic Cuban Recipe and water. Stir well. Bring to a simmer.
  • Reduce heat to lowest setting, add rice, stir well. Cover pot and simmer 18 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring every 5 minutes.

Notes

Our favorite rice to use is jasmine (slightly floral and a little stickier) or basmati – an Indian rice which is more savory (it has a popcorn aroma!) However any rice will work well – only the texture will be slightly different for each type of rice.